Chapter 60: Insufficient Reasons
Lu Chengjing was startled and reflexively pulled his hand back.
"Don't move." Shang Wan muttered softly, "Why am I so cold under the quilt?"
The warmth came from the hands of the two people holding each other, as if turning into a warm current, flowing along the hands and into the hearts.
Lu Chengjing opened his eyes, stared at the leaking roof for a long time, and quietly moved to the side until his shoulder touched Shang Wan's.
Shang Wan leaned her head towards Lu Chengjing and asked sleepily, "What's wrong?"
"Are you going into town tomorrow?"
"Um."
Lu Chengjing said softly: "I want to go."
"The injury on your leg hasn't healed yet." Shang Wan opened one eye and looked at him, "Give me a reason to take you with me."
Lu Chengjing thought for a moment and whispered, "I'm a little concerned about Tian Sheng's suicide by taking poison. While Lord An is still in the county, I want to ask him about the progress of this matter."
"No, the reason is not sufficient." Shang Wan rejected it. "I can ask for you by the way."
Lu Chengjing: "There is also the matter of disaster relief grain."
Shang Wan still rejected it, "Similarly, I can ask for you."
Lu Chengjing: "..."
"Any other reasons?" Shang Wan looked at him, "I can't sleep without you."
"Yes." Lu Chengjing shook their hands. Before he could finish his words, his ears turned red. "I, I want to... accompany you."
The last two words were barely audible, but they fell accurately into Shang Wan's ears.
Shang said that she was no longer sleepy after chatting like this.
She half-pushed herself up, reached out and skillfully found Lu Chengjing's red ear, pinched it, and said with a smile, "The reason is not sufficient, but you are allowed to supplement it."
Replenish?
A row of question marks popped up in Lu Chengjing's mind. He tried hard to ignore the strangeness in his ears and asked softly, "What do you want to add?"
"Scholar is so smart, of course he has to think for himself."
Lu Chengjing's mind inexplicably flashed through the interest that Shang Wan had asked for from him. His heartbeat quickened uncontrollably and he held Shang Wan's hand even tighter.
Feeling the strength in his hand, Shang Wan leaned closer and asked with a smile, "Have you figured this out?"
A faint fragrance lingered in his nose. Lu Chengjing closed his eyes, suddenly raised his head, and his pale lips gently touched Shang Wan's cheek.
In just a moment, he turned his head away with his cheeks flushed, his long eyelashes fluttering, and his voice was soft and hoarse, "Can I do it now?"
Shang Wan blinked. To be honest, she said she wanted to add a reason just to get Lu Chengjing to say a few more nice words, but she didn't expect there would be an unexpected surprise.
She looked at the slender neck of the person in front of her that was exposed outside her undershirt. This time, not only her ears and face were red, but even her neck was red.
Tsk tsk, could her fox be so shy that it spontaneously combusts?
Unable to suppress his desire to tease the shy beauty, Shang Wan coughed lightly and said deliberately, "It's not enough, it needs to be supplemented."
Anything else?
Lu Chengjing's eyes widened slightly in surprise. Before he could react, Shang Wan quickly lowered her head and stamped her hand on the side of his smooth neck, making a soft "bo" sound.
Lu Chengjing:!!!
"Okay, now it's enough." Shang, who had taken advantage, hugged his dazed fox and wrapped it in the quilt.
Lu Chengjing blinked slowly, clearly feeling a slender arm resting on his waist and abdomen. Shang Wan whispered in his ear, "Your waist is too thin. Eat more and gain some weight so it will be more comfortable to hold."
Lu Chengjing: "..."
The next day.
He didn't know when he fell asleep, but the warmth lingered all over his body. When he woke up, Lu Chengjing was still a little dazed, and his left hand subconsciously reached out to his side.
I didn’t get a sweet wife, but I got a chubby baby.
"Daddy!" Yuanyuan came over enthusiastically, pouting her little lips and giving her dad a loud kiss.
Lu Chengjing patted his daughter and politely declined Yuanyuan's request to let the little turtle kiss him as well.
Shitou heard the noise inside and came in to help Lu Chengjing put on his coat, muttering, "Brother-in-law, how did you convince my sister to take you with her? I begged her for a long time but she refused. Can you teach me?"
Lu Chengjing felt a heat in his ears as he recalled what happened last night. He coughed awkwardly, "If you go to the city with us, Xiaohuan and Yuanyuan will be the only ones left at home. How can we be at ease?"
"Little Gray is back." Stone helped tie the belt and muttered, "It doesn't matter whether I'm here or not."
He looked at Lu Chengjing and said, "Brother-in-law, just teach me."
"You can't learn your brother-in-law's method." Shang Wan pushed the door open and came in with a wooden comb in his hand.
Shitou laughed bitterly, "Sister, I..."
"Okay, let's go together." Shang Wan interrupted the young man, "We've borrowed the Zhang family's ox cart. You'll be in charge of driving it, and we'll go into the city together."
"Okay!" Shitou jumped up excitedly, but accidentally hit his head on the horizontal wooden pillar. He screamed in pain and squatted on the ground.
Yuanyuan followed with an "ow" and raised her little hands to cover her head, showing that she felt the same way.
Stone:"……"
You didn't hit your head, why are you yelling?
Shang Wan drove the two clowns out and used a wooden comb to comb Lu Chengjing's hair.
But she still combed her hair in a ringlet, and apart from making her black hair tangled, there was no progress at all.
Shang Wan gave up decisively and asked Xiaohuan for help.
After the family had breakfast and told Xiao Hui to take good care of the house, they drove the ox cart into the city.
The disaster situation in the county town was not too bad. Except for three houses, two restaurants and an inn that were seriously damaged, the rest of the places were almost unaffected. There was no cracking of the ground like in Yushu Village.
After the initial panic, the city had long since returned to its previous order under the organization of the government.
After paying the entrance fee, he easily entered the city. After asking people, Shitou drove the ox cart to the largest woodworking workshop in the city.
Li Dashan is temporarily unable to help with the wheelchair, and Lu Chengjing's leg will not heal in a short time. Even if Shang Wan can carry him around, it will not be as convenient for him to move around by himself, so a wheelchair still needs to be prepared.
"Sir, please come in." The shop assistant warmly welcomed Shang Wan and his group in. "Our shop has everything from tables and chairs to beds, screens, and tables. What would you like to buy?"
Shitou placed Lu Chengjing on the nearest armchair and asked the waiter, "Is there a wheelchair?"
"Yes." The waiter quickly glanced at Lu Chengjing's legs and smiled. "Sir, you have come to the right place. We are the only one selling wheelchairs in this whole city. Please wait a moment. I will push all the wheelchairs out for you to choose from."
There were quite a few people in the woodworking workshop. When they saw the worker pushing out four wheelchairs, they all looked over here curiously.
Not many people buy wheelchairs these days. It’s not that they are not needed, but they are too expensive. Generally, only wealthy people who need them will send people to the woodworking workshop to place orders for customization.
Of the four wheelchairs in the woodworking workshop, two were ordered by wealthy customers who drew designs but never sent anyone to pick them up, and were later simply unwanted. The other two were kept in reserve by the store for customers in urgent need.
Shang Wan took a quick look and felt that except for the carvings and materials, the styles were similar.
The clerk smiled and introduced: "The wheelchairs in our shop are all carefully made by master craftsmen, using high-quality materials. They are warm in winter and cool in summer."
Shang Wan was speechless. How could a wheelchair be warm in winter and cool in summer?
The waiter said to Lu Chengjing, "Sir, you might as well try sitting on it."
Shitou was about to go forward and carry Lu Chengjing on his back when he heard a male voice, "Hey, isn't this Mr. Lu? With a broken leg, why don't you stay in the remote countryside and not just stay here? How dare you come out and embarrass yourself?"
(End of this chapter)
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